Our Vision

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

“In response to God’s compelling love and Christ’s gift of salvation, we are called to invite others to share in God’s love and salvation and serve the physical and spiritual needs of our members, our community, and our world.”

OUR VISION

Shepherd of the Hill fulfills its mission by focusing on these 4 pillars:

WORSHIP(Psalm 95:6-7) Our worship is sensitive to the diverse needs of our community such that all people are led to spiritual growth and a deeper commitment to serving Christ.

FELLOWSHIP(Hebrews 10:24-25a) We offer a wide variety of small groups to facilitate spiritual maturity, interpersonal relationships, and service to Christ.

OUTREACH(Mark 16:15; Micah 6:8) Enlarging our circle of Christian community brings others into the love and salvation of God through Jesus Christ. We especially seek outreach that provides for the poor, the homeless, and the oppressed in our community and in our world.

EDUCATION(II Timothy 3:16) Christ centered education fosters ever deepening understanding of the love of God and the call to service for all ages.

COVENANT OF PEACE AND UNITY

As followers of Jesus Christ we yearn for harmony and sometimes deny when discord is among us. But disagreements and disputes are natural and inevitable in everyday life, at work, at school, in our community and in our church. We don’t always know the best way to deal with conflict, yet we are called to participate in God’s activity by healing, reconciling, and binding up wounds. Peace and unity require action. As a community of followers of Jesus Christ at Shepherd of the Hill, we covenant together that when faced with conflict:

We will pray for each other that we may faithfully serve God, follow Jesus Christ, and be guided by the Holy Spirit;

We will seek to be guided by Scripture;

We will acknowledge that the peace and unity we seek is God’s gift to us in Christ;

We will speak the truth with love, expressing ourselves with candor and humility;

We will listen, endeavoring to understand each other, especially those whose views seem to differ from our own, maintaining a spirit of openness and vulnerability;

We will respect confidences, show faithfulness in our relationships, and trust each other’s motivations and dedication.

(Adopted by Session, April 2002)

Shepherd of the Hill Presbyterian Church
8401 112th Street East
Puyallup, WA 98373